Kingdom Animalia Family Melongenidae Genus Hemifusus | Class Gastropoda Phylum Mollusca Rank Species | |
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Similar Hemifusus, Pugilina, Melongenidae, Volegalea cochlidium, Volema paradisiaca | ||
Hemifusus ternatanus, common name Ternate False Fusus, is a species of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.
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Description
Hemifusus ternatanus has a shell that reaches a length of 70 - 270 mm. The shape of this shell is slender, fusiform, with a tall spire and a long siphonal canal, but it shows high degree of geographical variations in sculpture and color. The colour is usually light brown, while the aperture is light cream to whitish.
Distribution
This species can be found in Japan, Philippines and western Pacific.
References
Hemifusus ternatanus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA